RSS Feeds and Bloglines

Having already taken a very helpful class on RSS feeds with Rachel Bridgewater I felt confident in my RSS abilities. I regularly use Pageflakes, which I love and would recommend to everyone... you can find it at http://www.pageflakes.com/ - and basically it lets you design your own webpage specifically for RSS feeds (mine has a Star Trek theme). Working with Bloglines provided me with a spice of variety in the RSS feed world. As I was reading more about RSS feeds I found my mind thinking of ways to intergrate into my life and work. I think RSS feeds are the answer all around - I like efficiency and effectiveness. I am curious about the library storytime feeds, interesting.

By the way I think this video is great for those who haven't seen it ... RSS in Plain English (You Tube) ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0klgLsSxGsU

Experimenting with photos

Trading Card Maker

Oh, the wonders of the internet. I found the trading cards to be charming and as you see I have immortalized my bass player with his band. He found it as entertaining as myself. Anyone can make there own trading cards at http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/deck.php

Retrievr

http://labs.systemone.at/retrievr was also a blast. Half the fun is trying to sketch your own drawings (think of the orignal Mac drawing program) and see what photos will show up as a match.

Flickr Color Pickr

http://www.krazydad.com/colrpickr/ This site gives you the opportunity to seach for photos based on color(s). This would be a great resource for creating invitations, stationary, and seeing the beautiful blend of colors.